LORRIE MORGAN TO PERFORM AT ABAC MAY 31

          Country music superstar Lorrie Morgan will perform on May 31 at 7:30 p.m. at the 31st annual Dollars for Scholars Benefit Banquet and Show at Abraham Baldwin College.

          Morgan's career took off with the 1989 release of Dear Me. With that record, as with those that followed, she combined passion and believability to carve a career that made her one of country music's biggest stars, releasing hit after hit and recording an impressive body of work.

          Morgan, who has three platinum, one double platinum, and four gold albums, recently released her first Image Entertainment multi-format live recording, The Color Of Roses, on DVD, VHS, cassette, and a double CD set. The Color of Roses, filmed at Nashville's Tennessee Performing Arts Theatre, is a vivid concert experience, which includes songs from her Secret Love album.

          The Color of Roses follows Morgan's 2001 collaboration album, I Finally Found Someone, with her husband, Sammy Kershaw. The collection of mostly duets provided Morgan with an opportunity to get in touch with her inner writer, something she hopes to do more of in the future.

          "Song writing is a great way of expressing myself, my heart, my fantasies--whatever it may be," Morgan said.

          Morgan has blossomed into one of the most successful and consistent female artists on the country music scene today. As a vocalist, songwriter, musician, and performer, she's always fresh, exciting, and inspiring.

          Sponsored by the ABAC Foundation, Dollars for Scholars represents one of the ways in which the Foundation advances the cause of deserving scholars. Supporters of the event have helped thousands of students over the years by contributing over $600,000 to student scholarship funds. All net proceeds from the $125 per person event go directly to students in the form of scholarships.

          Through the years, many well-known entertainers have performed at Dollars for Scholars, including Anita Bryant, Eddy Arnold, Pat Boone, Ray Stevens, Barbara Mandrell, Debby Boone, Louise Mandrell, Debbie Reynolds, Mel Tillis, Roy Clark, Shirley Jones, Kathy Mattea, Marie Osmond, Brenda Lee, Helen Reddy, Jack Jones and the Jimmy Dorsey Orchestra, Ricky Van Shelton, Lee Greenwood, and many more.

          For more information on Dollars for Scholars or to purchase tickets, call the ABAC Foundation at (229) 386 - 3265.

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